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HRID 1834317Generated: November 2, 2026

Acetic Acid → Propylene Glycol Diacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantPropyleneHCID 8252—
SolventAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ProductPropylene Glycol DiacetateHCID 12198—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature150 °C

Reaction Steps

2 g of niobium-V-chloride and 2 g of copper-II-chloride, after solution in 500 ml of glacial acetic acid and 50 ml of acetic acid anhydride, are combined with oxygen and propylene as in the earlier Examples and heated to 150° C. Working up of the reaction solution gave 26.3 g of propylene glycol diacetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04069381
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_01
ORD IDord-9ce001dfd54c4255ab6110a297c1c654
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_01